SIMM/DIMM/RIMM memory errors

SIMM/DIMM/RIMM error messages issued by the IBM PC Enhanced

Diagnostics.

Message

Failure Found

Recommended Actions

 

 

 

2xx-1y

A memory error was detected in

Replace the SIMM in the socket

 

SIMM socket Y.

identified by the last digit of the

 

 

error code.

 

 

Re-run the test.

 

 

If the same error code occurs

 

 

again, replace the system board.

 

 

 

2xx-2y

A memory error was detected in

Replace the DIMM/RIMM in the

 

DIMM/RIMM socket Y

socket identified by the last digit

 

 

of the error code.

 

 

Re-run the test.

 

 

If the same error code occurs

 

 

again, replace the system board

 

 

or where memory is on the

 

 

processor card, replace the

 

 

processor card.

 

 

 

Corrupt BIOS

Information in BIOS is not as

Reflash the BIOS.

 

expected.

Perform boot block recovery.

 

 

 

Not able to find expected DMI

Replace the system board.

 

information from BIOS.

 

Memory controller chipset

 

 

vendor ID does not match

 

 

expected value.

 

 

 

 

Test aborted by user

User stopped test.

Restart test.

 

 

 

Note: Y is the SIMM/DIMM/RIMM socket number. Use the System Board Layout section in the latest Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) to reference the memory sockets.

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